# NTSB NYC67D0560: Cessna 150, N8120S, Ronkonkoma, NY, March 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1967
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0560
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0560

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0973  67/3/26    RONKONKOMA,NY       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1031                    N8120S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF PHASE OF A TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG ON RNWY 06.WIND FRM 010 DEGS,10 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8120S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120S-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 15061720, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macarthur

## Other investigations on N8120S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA453), Aug 24, 2016: Cessna 150 (N8120S), Franklin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control resulting in a hard landing and the flight instructor's delayed action to assist the student pilot during the aborted landing, which resulted in…
- [NTSB NYC66D0540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0540), Mar 13, 1966: Cessna 150 (N8120S), Islip, NY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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